Posted by Ali on 29th December 2011
This was very good stuff from the Tees-er, but far from easy. Experience of solving IQs and the odd Listener definitely helped me piece together a few of these, though I’m struggling with one or two!
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Posted by Gaufrid on 29th December 2011
… I would like to extend my thanks to all those involved with Fifteensquared and to the crossword community in general.
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Posted by duncanshiell on 29th December 2011
I have come across Sleuth more often as his alter ego, Hypnos, in the Independent, where I have always enjoyed his crosswords.
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Posted by Andrew on 29th December 2011
Logodaedalus makes only rare appearances in the Guardian – his last puzzle was in July (he also appears as a setter of the Quiptic under his real name of Don Putnam). This one is typical of his style – very easy indeed, with a lot of obvious anagrams, and a tendency for words in the clue to appear unchanged in the answers. This would be a good introductory puzzle for beginners, but for anyone else it’s very lean fare.
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Posted by Sil van den Hoek on 29th December 2011
Monday Prize Puzzle/Dec 19
This was a Dante crossword full of cryptic and double definitions.
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